HELLO
HELLO
Hi, I'm Kory—a seasoned, innovation-driven product designer who has shaped product vision, strategy, and delivered high-impact user experiences at some of the most prominent consumer tech companies in the world.
Bringing An Innovative, Humanistic Approach To Product Design
I've honed my abilities to cast vision and invigorate peers and leaders at some of the most influential, culture-shaping consumer tech companies in the world—all while maintaining my commitment to human-centered problem solving, imaginative solutions and high-craft design execution.
I've honed my abilities to cast vision and invigorate peers and leaders at some of the most influential, culture-shaping consumer tech companies in the world—all while maintaining my commitment to human-centered problem solving, imaginative solutions and high-craft design execution.
Projects
A cross-section of some my most relevant projects that span autonomous retail, consumer AI, new kinds of social experiences and more. All shaped by vision, driven by craft, and grounded in research.
A cross-section of some my most relevant projects that span autonomous retail, consumer AI, new kinds of social experiences and more. All shaped by vision, driven by craft, and grounded in research.
Walmart + GenAI
Three products. One vision. Delivering smarter, more human-centered AI products and tools across the Walmart ecosystem.
Company:
Walmart
Role:
Product Design, Prototyping, Research
Date:
2024
Walmart + GenAI
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of abstract art with our cutting-edge Art App! Unleash your inner artist and explore a realm of vibrant colors, bold forms, and boundless creativity.
Company:
Nayzak
Role:
Branding, UI.UX
Date:
Nov 2023
Walmart + GenAI
Three products. One vision. Delivering smarter, more human-centered AI products and tools across the Walmart ecosystem.
Company:
Walmart
Role:
Product Design, Prototyping, Research
Date:
2024
Walmart + GenAI
Three products. One vision. Delivering smarter, more human-centered AI products and tools across the Walmart ecosystem.
Company:
Walmart
Role:
Product Design, Prototyping, Research
Date:
2024
Gulfstream
Reimagining the front-end checkout experience for the largest retailer in the world with its ambitious new hands-free autonomous checkout experience
Company:
Walmart
Role:
CX/UI Design, Prototyping, Research
Date:
2021-2023
Gulfstream
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of abstract art with our cutting-edge Art App! Unleash your inner artist and explore a realm of vibrant colors, bold forms, and boundless creativity.
Company:
Nayzak
Role:
Branding, UI.UX
Date:
Nov 2023
Gulfstream
Reimagining the front-end checkout experience for the largest retailer in the world with its ambitious new hands-free autonomous checkout experience
Company:
Walmart
Role:
CX/UI Design, Prototyping, Research
Date:
2021-2023
Gulfstream
Reimagining the front-end checkout experience for the largest retailer in the world with its ambitious new hands-free autonomous checkout experience
Company:
Walmart
Role:
CX/UI Design, Prototyping, Research
Date:
2021-2023
Wave
A human-first social music platform that aims to rethink how we discover, listen to, share, & support music (and music culture) online—and new kind of digital social space, building upon learnings and data from the past decade-and-a-half of known negative impacts of traditional social media
Company:
Wave
Role:
Founder, UX/UI Design, UX Research
Date:
2023 - Present
Wave
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of abstract art with our cutting-edge Art App! Unleash your inner artist and explore a realm of vibrant colors, bold forms, and boundless creativity.
Company:
Nayzak
Role:
Branding, UI.UX
Date:
Nov 2023
Wave
A human-first social music platform that aims to rethink how we discover, listen to, share, & support music (and music culture) online—and new kind of digital social space, building upon learnings and data from the past decade-and-a-half of known negative impacts of traditional social media
Company:
Wave
Role:
Founder, UX/UI Design, UX Research
Date:
2023 - Present
Wave
A human-first social music platform that aims to rethink how we discover, listen to, share, & support music (and music culture) online—and new kind of digital social space, building upon learnings and data from the past decade-and-a-half of known negative impacts of traditional social media
Company:
Wave
Role:
Founder, UX/UI Design, UX Research
Date:
2023 - Present
Sutro
While actually beginning as a scrappy, self-initiated skunkworks project to reimagine and modernize the Facebook app—one that got enthusiastic buy in from our Chief Product Officer, Chris Cox—“Sutro” quickly evolved into a company-wide initiative that sparked one of the most significant UX and visual redesigns in Facebook’s history.
Company:
Meta / Facebook
Role:
UI Design, Prototyping, UX Research
Date:
2016 - 2017
Case Study (COMING SOON)
Sutro
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of abstract art with our cutting-edge Art App! Unleash your inner artist and explore a realm of vibrant colors, bold forms, and boundless creativity.
Company:
Nayzak
Role:
Branding, UI.UX
Date:
Nov 2023
Case Study (COMING SOON)
Sutro
While actually beginning as a scrappy, self-initiated skunkworks project to reimagine and modernize the Facebook app—one that got enthusiastic buy in from our Chief Product Officer, Chris Cox—“Sutro” quickly evolved into a company-wide initiative that sparked one of the most significant UX and visual redesigns in Facebook’s history.
Company:
Meta / Facebook
Role:
UI Design, Prototyping, UX Research
Date:
2016 - 2017
Case Study (COMING SOON)
Sutro
While actually beginning as a scrappy, self-initiated skunkworks project to reimagine and modernize the Facebook app—one that got enthusiastic buy in from our Chief Product Officer, Chris Cox—“Sutro” quickly evolved into a company-wide initiative that sparked one of the most significant UX and visual redesigns in Facebook’s history.
Company:
Meta / Facebook
Role:
UI Design, Prototyping, UX Research
Date:
2016 - 2017
Case Study (COMING SOON)
Bulletin
Designing the future of Meta's creator publishing platform at Facebook News—with unique, extensible formats and experiences built for the reach of the entire Facebook platform ecosystem
Company:
Meta / Facebook
Role:
Design Lead, Vision, Strategy
Date:
2021
Case Study (COMING SOON)
Bulletin
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of abstract art with our cutting-edge Art App! Unleash your inner artist and explore a realm of vibrant colors, bold forms, and boundless creativity.
Company:
Nayzak
Role:
Branding, UI.UX
Date:
Nov 2023
Case Study (COMING SOON)
Bulletin
Designing the future of Meta's creator publishing platform at Facebook News—with unique, extensible formats and experiences built for the reach of the entire Facebook platform ecosystem
Company:
Meta / Facebook
Role:
Design Lead, Vision, Strategy
Date:
2021
Case Study (COMING SOON)
Bulletin
Designing the future of Meta's creator publishing platform at Facebook News—with unique, extensible formats and experiences built for the reach of the entire Facebook platform ecosystem
Company:
Meta / Facebook
Role:
Design Lead, Vision, Strategy
Date:
2021
Case Study (COMING SOON)
iTunes Weekly
A project lost to time (and only known about by a few people) iTunes Weekly was a bold editorial/multimedia experiment—built alongside Apple's first foray into music streaming—putting spotlight on our rich media ecosystem, from movies to TV to books…w/ interviews & features highlighting Apple's vast catalog of editorial content.
Company:
Apple
Role:
Visual & UX Design, Prototyping
Date:
2013/14
Case Study (COMING SOON)
iTunes Weekly
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of abstract art with our cutting-edge Art App! Unleash your inner artist and explore a realm of vibrant colors, bold forms, and boundless creativity.
Company:
Nayzak
Role:
Branding, UI.UX
Date:
Nov 2023
Case Study (COMING SOON)
iTunes Weekly
A project lost to time (and only known about by a few people) iTunes Weekly was a bold editorial/multimedia experiment—built alongside Apple's first foray into music streaming—putting spotlight on our rich media ecosystem, from movies to TV to books…w/ interviews & features highlighting Apple's vast catalog of editorial content.
Company:
Apple
Role:
Visual & UX Design, Prototyping
Date:
2013/14
Case Study (COMING SOON)
iTunes Weekly
A project lost to time (and only known about by a few people) iTunes Weekly was a bold editorial/multimedia experiment—built alongside Apple's first foray into music streaming—putting spotlight on our rich media ecosystem, from movies to TV to books…w/ interviews & features highlighting Apple's vast catalog of editorial content.
Company:
Apple
Role:
Visual & UX Design, Prototyping
Date:
2013/14
Case Study (COMING SOON)
Neubible
Neubible was an innovative, UX-focused reading app that I released in 2014 as an exploration of what it means to bring a highly opinionated, intentional POV—along with a high-craft, considered UX—to typically overlooked, utilitarian experiences.
Company:
Apple
Role:
Founder, UX Design, Prototyping
Date:
2014 - 2020
Case Study (COMING SOON)
Neubible
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of abstract art with our cutting-edge Art App! Unleash your inner artist and explore a realm of vibrant colors, bold forms, and boundless creativity.
Company:
Nayzak
Role:
Branding, UI.UX
Date:
Nov 2023
Case Study (COMING SOON)
Neubible
Neubible was an innovative, UX-focused reading app that I released in 2014 as an exploration of what it means to bring a highly opinionated, intentional POV—along with a high-craft, considered UX—to typically overlooked, utilitarian experiences.
Company:
Apple
Role:
Founder, UX Design, Prototyping
Date:
2014 - 2020
Case Study (COMING SOON)
Neubible
Neubible was an innovative, UX-focused reading app that I released in 2014 as an exploration of what it means to bring a highly opinionated, intentional POV—along with a high-craft, considered UX—to typically overlooked, utilitarian experiences.
Company:
Apple
Role:
Founder, UX Design, Prototyping
Date:
2014 - 2020
Case Study (COMING SOON)
Work History
I have 20 years of experience at the intersection of technology, media and innovation—building and shaping products at Apple, Meta, Twitter & Walmart, all while building creative foundations at TBWA/Chiat/Day, Complex Magazine and more.
I have 20 years of experience at the intersection of technology, media and innovation—building and shaping products at Apple, Meta, Twitter & Walmart, all while building creative foundations at TBWA/Chiat/Day, Complex Magazine and more.
I have 20 years of experience at the intersection of technology, media and innovation—building and shaping products at Apple, Meta, Twitter & Walmart, all while building creative foundations at TBWA/Chiat/Day, Complex Magazine and more.
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